Leil Shabbat

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Definitions

  • n. Friday evening; the evening of Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "The night before, on leil Shabbat, a friend had told me that he was assembling enough men to complete a minyan in an old shul a few blocks away from Yeshiva University." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • לֵיל שַׁבָּת

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      Leil Shabbos

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